Bigfoot Networks Introduces Hardware Bandwidth Control for Killer NIC; New Feature Lets Users Fine-Tune Their Network Performance for Online Gaming

Bigfoot Networks introduces Hardware Bandwidth Control for the Killer NIC. The new feature lets users fine-tune their network performance for online gaming. It also represents the first time that a feature as powerful as hardware bandwidth control has been offered on a network card or at a price point for consumers. Killer NIC with Hardware Bandwidth Control provides the highest performance for PC enthusiasts that want to maximize their gaming performance.

Austin, Texas (PRWEB) April 10, 2008 -- Bigfoot Networks™, Inc., makers of the award winning Killer™ NIC high-performance gaming network card, today announced Killer Bandwidth Control (http://www.killernic.com/products/hardware-bandwidth-control.aspx), a powerful new feature that lets gamers fine-tune how their Killer network card dedicates bandwidth to their games and other applications. Through a simple GUI interface, users can set how Killer should allocate bandwidth usage from other applications when necessary for optimal in-game performance. This insures that no matter the situation the game receives the maximum bandwidth it needs for highly responsive, consistently smooth performance.

"Every Windows® gaming PC has other non-gaming tasks running in the background vying for network resources," said Harlan Beverly, co-founder and CEO of Bigfoot Networks. "Killer Bandwidth Control can for example, stop PunkBuster™ or annoying Windows® updates from ruining the experience by limiting the bandwidth they can use."

The Killer NIC (http://www.killernic.com/products/default.aspx) gaming network card is designed to reduce the lag and latency associated with high action MMO (Massive Multiplayer Online) and FPS (First Person Shooter) games. With a dedicated Network Processing Unit (NPU), Killer NIC offloads network processing from the CPU, bypasses the Windows ® Network Stack and prioritizes game packets to boost average frame-rates and smooth gameplay during intense game situations.

With Bandwidth Control gamers can manage the bandwidth across all applications to further maximize their game performance. Key features include: (1) Bandwidth Priority settings tell Killer NIC which applications should get preferential access when multiple applications are vying for the same bandwidth, (2) Bandwidth Limits set a minimum/maximum upload and download bandwidth speed for any game or application.

Availability:

The Killer Bandwidth Control is available today and is now a standard feature on all Killer NIC models. Existing Killer NIC owners can upgrade to the new feature at no charge at Killer Software Update (http://www.bigfootnetworks.com/Support/index.php?_m=downloads&_a=view&parentcategoryid=2&pcid=0&nav=0).

About Bigfoot Networks:

Bigfoot Networks (http://www.bigfootnetworks.com) develops technologies designed to fight Lag in online games. The company's mission is to enhance Internet-based online game experiences in multiplayer action games. The company's hardware and software solutions are targeted at gamer PCs and game hosting servers. Powered by its highly acclaimed (patent-pending) LLR™ Technology (http://www.killernic.com/technology/llr.aspx), the flagship Killer™ NIC is the industry's first network interface card (NIC) designed specifically to improve PC game network performance for a smoother, more responsive online game experience. Bigfoot Networks is headquartered in Austin, TX. To learn more visit www.killernic.com (http://www.killernic.com).

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